2016
Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Distribution of Infarct Lesions among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Presenting to Hospital
Payabvash S, Taleb S, Benson JC, McKinney AM. Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Distribution of Infarct Lesions among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Presenting to Hospital. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 2464-2469. PMID: 27373730, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided strokeLeft-sided strokeAcute ischemic stroke patientsEarly clinical outcomesIschemic stroke patientsIschemic infarctInfarct lesionsInsular ribbonVoxel-based analysisClinical outcomesStroke patientsLentiform nucleusScale scoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreModified Rankin Scale scoreSymptom severityStroke risk factorsStroke Scale scoreHours of onsetRankin Scale scoreAcute ischemic infarctRate of treatmentAdmission symptomsSymptomatic infarctsRisk factors
2013
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Is Linked to Right Hemispheric Peri-Insular Stroke
Kemmling A, Lev MH, Payabvash S, Betensky RA, Qian J, Masrur S, Schwamm LH. Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Is Linked to Right Hemispheric Peri-Insular Stroke. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71141. PMID: 23951094, PMCID: PMC3737185, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemispheric infarctsBrain regionsConsecutive acute stroke patientsConditional logistic regression modelsHospital-Acquired PneumoniaRight hemispheric infarctAcute stroke patientsInsular cortex volumeVolume-based variablesSpecific brain regionsLogistic regression modelsAcquired PneumoniaControl patientsMajor complicationsBrainstem strokeImmune suppressionInfarct sizeStroke patientsAutonomic modulationClinical variablesAdmission imagingInfarct locationUnivariate analysisImmune mechanismsCortex volume